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Rescuers search for dozens of Brits in Nepal after flash floods kill 157
Flash floods in Nepal have killed 157 people so far(Image: Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)
TL;DR
- 157 bodies retrieved following devastating flash floods in Nepal's Rasuwa region.
- 403 individuals are currently missing, with 33 UK citizens among 341 foreign nationals unaccounted for.
- A glacial collapse and debris flow, triggered by a seismic event, caused the flash floods.
- Floodwaters spread thick mud, engulfing homes and sweeping away bridges.
- British nationals missing include several men and women, and a 13-year-old girl, alongside four Nepalese tour guides.
- The UK government is offering support to British nationals affected by the disaster.
- Many of the missing were on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet, attempting to cross from Nepal.